Open Source Analyst - Violent Extremist Organisations - Pakistan Specialist

2 hours, 35 minutes ago
Contract
Senior
Data Science and Analytics
Centre for Information Resilience

Centre for Information Resilience

Centre for Information Resilience is a nonprofit organization dedicated to exposing human rights violations and war crimes, while also countering disinformation and addressing online harms that disproportionately affect women and minorities, by collabo...

Diversified Consumer Services
11-50
Founded 2020

Description

  • Provide subject-matter expertise on Violent Extremist Organisation ecosystems in Pakistan and help shape analytical direction.
  • Use OSINT and SOCMINT tools, techniques, and methodologies to analyse trends and issues related to VEO activity in Pakistan.
  • Conduct research and analysis in support of project reporting objectives and product priorities.
  • Track and analyse propaganda, messaging trends, narrative shifts, and dissemination networks across public, semi-closed, and encrypted platforms.
  • Monitor platform usage changes and identify emerging communication trends to keep collection efforts relevant.
  • Conduct propaganda analysis, including themes, narratives, key influencers, and dissemination networks, and track changes over time.
  • Support the writing, review, and delivery of analytical outputs, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and timeliness.
  • Mentor and support analysts by sharing guidance on methodologies, reporting standards, and best practices in monitoring and propaganda analysis.
  • Assist with translation of collected content in Pashto and Urdu.
  • Work closely with the Investigations Lead and Senior Project Manager to focus analysis effectively and identify new lines of inquiry.

Requirements

  • Working proficiency in both Pashto and Urdu, with strong spoken and written English.
  • Proven ability to analyse Violent Extremist Organisation activity, including propaganda, narratives, and platform usage trends in Pakistan.
  • Experience using open-source intelligence and social media intelligence tools and techniques to collect and analyse complex data.
  • Ability to interpret complex findings and turn them into actionable, decision-relevant insights.
  • Experience producing high-quality analytical outputs that are accurate and timely.
  • Ability to identify trends and assess messaging shifts in a regional context.
  • Dari language ability is beneficial.
  • Experience supporting or mentoring analysts is preferred.
  • Availability for a 4–5 month contractor assignment.
  • Ability to work full-time or part-time remotely.

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